Description
Book SynopsisWith a detailed chronology, suggested readings, and comprehensive notes identifying events, individuals, and institutions to which Veblen alludes, this volume is sure to become the standard teaching text for Veblen's classic work and an invaluable resource for students of both the history and the current workings of the American university.
Trade ReviewRichard F. Teichgraeber III (a professor of history at Tulane University), has prepared what's bound to remain the standard edition of the text for a long time to come. His extensive yet unobtrusive notes 'identify-when identification proved possible-events, institutions, persons and publications alluded to or mentioned,' and he glosses the literary quotations and biblical references embedded in Veblen's wild and sometimes woolly prose. The timeline of Veblen's life and the recommended-readings list benefit from the past three decades of Veblen scholarship. -- Scott McLemee Inside Higher Ed A coherent and bracing critique of higher education at the dawn of the twentieth century. -- Siva Vaidhyanathan The Baffler A must read for any student of higher education... The book is 100 years old, but the arguments made are regularly heard on 21st century college campuses. Teichgraeber and Johns Hopkins are to be congratulated for bringing this book back to people's attention, and every academic library should have a copy. Choice The introduction and annotations by Teichgraeber (Tulane Univ.)are likely to ensure that this will be the standard edition of Veblen going forward; given the degree to which it presages modern criticisms of academic institutions, it is a must read for any student of higher education. In addition, it is affordable enough to sit on the bookshelf of anyone with administrative responsibility on a college campus. The book is 100 years old, but the arguments made are regularly heard on 21st-century college campuses. Teichgraeber and Johns Hopkins are to be congratulated for bringing this book back to people's attention, and every academic library should have a copy. American Library Association
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations
Editor's Note
Suggested Readings
Thorstein Veblen Chronology
Introduction
Veblen in Historical Context
The Composition of The Higher Learning in America
The Professors' Literature of Protest
Veblen and the Professors' Literature of Protest
What Set Veblen Apart? Why Read Veblen Today?
The Higher Learning in America
Preface
I. Introductory
II. The Governing Boards
III. The Academic Administration and Policy
IV. Academic Prestige and the Material Equipment
V. The Academic Personnel
VI. The Portion of the Scientist
VII. Vocational Training
VIII. Summary and Trial Balance
Index
